Plagues have come and gone throughout the course of human history. They can be extremely disruptive of societies through which they ravage and usually permanently change things even after the infections decrease. What can we learn from our past pandemics? What are the likely scenarios that could play out and to which professional mental health workers will have to respond? These topics will be examined herein.

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瘟疫及以后的生活

瘟疫在整个人类历史进程中来来去去。它们可能对社会造成极大的破坏，即使在感染减少之后，它们也会破坏社会，并且通常会永久性地改变事物。我们可以从过去的流行病中学到什么？可能发生的情况有哪些，专业的精神卫生工作者必须应对哪些情况？这些主题将在本文中进行研究。